Toronto Civic Railways

Toronto Civic Railways (TCR) was an agency created and owned by the City of Toronto, Canada, to run streetcars in newly annexed areas of the city that the private operator Toronto Railway Company refused to serve. When the Toronto Railway Company's franchise expired in 1921, its services were combined with those of the Toronto Civic Railways, and are now assumed by the new Toronto Transportation Commission.

Routes

The routes of the Toronto Civic Railways included:

* Gerrard Division - service began in 1912 and now served by the 506 Carlton streetcar
* Bloor Division - service began in 1915; continued as Bloor West by the Toronto Transportation Commission from 1921 to 1954 and Toronto Transit Commission to 1966, including Danforth Tripper; now served by the Bloor-Danforth subway
* Danforth Division - service began in 1915 until 1921; renamed Broadview and then as Bloor from November 1921 to 1966; now served by the Bloor-Danforth subway
* Lansdowne Division - service began in 1917 and ended 1921
* St. Clair Division - Construction was begun 1911 and service completed in 1914; now served by the 512 St. Clair streetcar

Facilities

Facilities of the TCR:

Management of the TCR:

* Ronald Caldwell Harris, GM 1912-1921

Fleet

The TCR began to acquire steel cars in 1917.

ee also

*Toronto Transit Commission

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